These are the necessary distinctions we must make, so as not to be misunderstood as Pelagians or semi-Pelagians. Also, Catholics believe in salvation by grace alone, insofar as grace enables all faith and meritorious good works, which are all part of the package of justification / sanctification and eventual final salvation. Grace is primary in the whole process, so in that very real sense we can describe our system as “saved by grace alone”—whereas we can never say “saved by faith alone” (i.e.,